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There are many different reasons for moving stock by road, as Philip states it could just be down to the fact that the vehicle is unfit to be moved by rail. Arranging the paperwork such as a FTR exam and routes etc is costly and time consuming and there are a few specialist hauliers out there who are experts in moving items reasonably quickly by road, and very competitive price wise.
As someone who has been involved in moving a loco around the country on a few occasions I am very aware of the costs. I won't go into exact prices but I will say what we pay to move 45337 by road would be the equivalent of buying a four year old small car. To do it by rail would probably be twice as expensive.
Cheers John
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